Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-09-09


The scene lasted but second The two
lifted Gst fsll but Laronette turned at the
Same ine. ant escaping the blow He gave
but one cry of "Murder' and then there was
a short but deadly struggle. The murdere1's
hat fell, a summer hat, high, gray, and bear
ing a black ribbon band. The candle rolled
on the table, but before it went out a dark
face, covered by a thick, black beard appeared
like a flash. There was no more noise. Dark
ness reigned in that room Larouette, weak
as he was, tried to defend himself. The muir
lerer was colossus Still the fear of death
lent him force. Larouette tried to cry for
help. Then there was q flash and heavy
defamation, and that was ALL
Honrette drew back, with chattering teeth.
Great drops of sweat stood on her brow. She
looked like one suddenly gone mad She re-
peated, breathless, in an agony of torture at
this sudden rending of all her happiness:
"Roger Can it bes Hef Oh, horriblel"
And now, in the midst of this wretchedness,
came the thought of her child; her child
whose existence she had forgot in that sub.
lime agony; of her child, who had been the
first to recognize her father.
Suzanne" said she with painful effort.
"Mamma!n said faint voice behind her
Victoria had brought lamp, and now one
could see clearly into the bed room. Through
the lace shade the light fell directly upon the
child's face. She did not cry. She made nc
gesture, but her eyes were strangely fixed.
| She must have seen and understood, for her
| forehead, so pure and so candid, had suddenly
| become indented with deep wrinkle. She
| had aged in that instant many years, and she
| had the face almost Of q woman. Then
| Henrietta casped her in her arms in a wild
| pain and lifted her, and then laid one hand
over the child's eyes.
you have seen nothing" gasped she
| 5reathessly. "You have seen nothing and
| you have heard nothing. Listen to me well,
and understand me. You must remember
| that you have seen nothing and have heard
| nothing"
"No, mammal l shall have seen nothing
and | shall have heard nothing"
| 1t was 10 longer that silvery, sweet voice
of a child; it was the grave voice of the
mother. Suddenly aged by horrible spec
tacle, the child recognized clearly the whole
of her future and its significance.
You will never say anything"
| Nothing, ever, mamma"
"Never, if you love your poor mother
never tell what you have seen, what you have
heard, no matter what threats, prayers Of
temptations are brought to bear upon yous'
"Never except on your ORDER MOTHER
She called her another" now the child wa
no longer baby to say mamma"
"That is right; and may God have pity OF
your feebleness and innocence, however hare
he may strike me-"
She did not weep, though the nervous sobs
stranGled in her throat, nearly stiAed her
Still she had strength to close the window
and on returning toward her bed she saw tina
her maid, dumb and frightened, was still
these. Henriette thought she must faint, bu
gathered force enough to say:
you can 20, Victoria. / will put Suzann
TO bed myself"
MADAME, did younot see, not hearl There
Near us, very near"
WHAT What was it"
"A pistol shot"
"You are crazy. Leave us"
Excuse me, madame, but thought hear
one"
Victoria went out trembling, and Henriett
happened to glance IT, glass. She dre'
! back in affrirht, so terri uas her own az
, pearance. At this insta, poe heard II stife
, groan, and !rling sine /, .., Suzanne ON I'll
carpet in commissions. f.a sprang to I'll
child, and lifting her in l.r arms caressed he
with wild delirium Of love and terror
my child, my darling child, oh, be cain
/ do not be afraid am here. Oh, my baby
- what shall do"
/ But Suzanne, shaken by violent hysteri
4. heard nothing Iienriette used all the meal
in her power to restore the child, but the co.
r vulsions conf lnued for long time-an etc
nifty it seemed 10 the stricken mother !
= last the Commissions ceased and the child +
, gained unsciou ,ncss, and looking her moth,
t in the eyes repeated with her dry little lips:
q mo, mother; | shall have seen nothing;
= shall have heard nothing
q And they wept in each others embrac
n Suddenly they both shivered and rose t
gether; but SuzauSe did not let so her ella,
4 about her mothers waist, The gate viii,
q led from the lawn to the Rue de Nersaill
was creaking on its hinges Stops were heal